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Ronan Keating and Harriet Scott broadcast from the Lake District
Magic breakfast presenters Ronan Keating and Harriet Scott broadcast live from the Lakes last week taking part in challenges to raise money for charity. To support its new brand message ‘wake you up in a good place’, Bensons for Beds and Magic Radio hosted the one-off Breakfast show live from the Lake District at the Lingholm Estate on Tuesday 14th September...Publication date: 20.09.2021
Olivia Jones to host afternoons on Hits Radio Pride
Olivia Jones will be extending her presenting duties on Hits Radio Pride by hosting weekday afternoons. Olivia currently hosts Sunday afternoons on the Bauer LGBTQ+ radio station, and also co-presents Rock FM Breakfast. She takes over from Paris Munro, who has been hosting weekday afternoons on Hits Radio Pride for the past six months...Publication date: 19.09.2021
KISS Hype Chart marks 12 months with special radio shows
KISS is airing three special shows on the KISS Hype Chart this week as it marks one year on the air. The show is welcoming in some key figures that have been featured across the show in the last year. Tonight (Monday 13th September) sees Chance the Rapper in the studio along with Smoko Ono and Joey Purp, with Mahalia on Tuesday night, and Little Mix’s Jade Thirlwall dropping by on Wednesday...Publication date: 13.09.2021
Lyca Gold launches in London following format change
Lyca Media has now launched Lyca Gold in London on 1035AM and DAB. The station launched at 6am today (Monday) with ‘Gold Breakfast’ presenter, Kajal the first to take to air with her opening link “Welcome to Lyca Gold”. Lyca Gold was given the go-ahead in the summer after Ofcom approved DilSe Radio’s format change from a speech-led station to a retro Asian music service...Publication date: 13.09.2021
Cery Matthews to co- host Radio 4 music programme
A new BBC Radio 4 music programme, Add To Playlist, co-hosted by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye, will explore music through surprising connections between songs and artists. This comes as Radio 4 increases its arts programming, which will also see Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode co-hosting a new film show, Screenshot and John Wilson hosting This Cultural Life, featuring in-depth interviews with the most...Publication date: 12.09.2021
BBC Radio 4 extends Front Row and creates new arts shows
BBC Radio 4’s live arts programme Front Row is to be extended to 45 minutes and three new shows are being introduced. A new film show, Screenshot, co-hosted by Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode, will take listeners on a fresh journey through film and screen culture. A new music programme, Add To Playlist, co-hosted by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye, will explore...Publication date: 12.09.2021
Jeremy Kyle returns to full-time radio with Drivetime on talkRADIO
Jeremy Kyle is returning to the wireless by signing up as the new Drivetime presenter on talkRADIO. He’ll be on-air from 4pm till 7pm Monday to Thursday, starting on 13th September. Kyle sat down with talkRADIO’s Mike Graham to chat about his new show, taking stock during his time out of broadcasting and how his father encouraged him to return to work just before his death...Publication date: 04.09.2021
BBC Radio 1 is going Out Out with live music party
BBC Radio 1 is hosting a free party with live music to celebrate the return of the night out, with AJ Tracey, Joel Corry, Sam Fender, Griff and Biffy Clyro the first acts to be named. Radio 1’s Out Out! Live will be free with the exception of a booking fee, and tickets will be distributed to young people across the UK. Hosted by the Radio 1 DJ family, the three-hour show will take place at...Publication date: 03.09.2021
Panjab Radio celebrates 21 years on-air
Panjab Radio celebrates 21 years on air today, a truly amazing achievement considering the number of independent radio casualties over time. Founded in 2000 by Surjit Singh Ghuman MBE as an outlet for his passion for radio and his desire to create a cohesive station to engage with the ever-growing British Panjabi population, it initially aired on..Publication date: 01.09.2021
Rick Edwards joins Rachel Burden for BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast
BBC Radio 5 Live has hired Rick Edwards to host its new breakfast show alongside Rachel Burden. The new-look 5 Live Breakfast will launch in November following Nicky Campbell’s move to a later slot. Rick, who currently guest-presents several shows on the station, said: “When it comes to 5 Live, I’m a long-time listener, first-time breakfast-show-presenter...Publication date: 01.09.2021
